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| Authors | Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | History of ethics |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1960 |
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| Pages | 212 |
| ISBN | 0-9753662-2-X |
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